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Sources say that two executives have also departed, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development York Baur and Chief Technology Officer Ken Smith. Smith, who co-founded the company in 1999, is the brother of Chief Executive Keith Smith. A Zango spokesman declined to comment on the departures.
Ken Smith about his departure, Moving On
But nine years is a long time, and I’ve made the difficult decision that it’s time to move on. Yesterday, as part of its transition over to its Platrium platform, Zango had to lay off 68 employees, roughly one third of its work force, and I took the opportunity to tender my resignation as well.
Introduction to the Platrium Playbar:
Platrium is your access key to premium content. It is FREE, paid for by advertising. While online & using keywords sent to Platrium from your Internet browsing, Platrium software (with Weather forecast) will show targeted ads in a temporary Slider; relevant search suggestions in the Playbar; & comparison shopping offers in a Sidebar browser pane. The Playbar provides easy access to 1000s of emoticons, avatars, games & more, when online. Platrium runs continuously & updates automatically, ensuring access to the freshest content. Uninstallation is easy via Add/Remove Programs.
“Make Platrium your default home page” is pre-checked by default.
The Platrium search function directs searches to sponsored results on “Shopbrite”.
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randall mathews 07.27.08 at 9:10 am
I would like to delete platrium from my computor,I removed program via the remove/unistall thru the control panel but the Platrium page still appears as my home page…..do I have a choice?
certifiedbug 07.27.08 at 10:15 am
Hello randall mathews,
I found Platrium simple to remove in my previous test, what is your operating system and which browser are you using?
Cheers.
jill. ash 10.10.08 at 2:32 am
I have windows vista, Internet .7 and I cannot get Platrium to go away. I took it off the browser, but the stuff keeps showing up. What can I do?
-j-
certifiedbug 10.10.08 at 7:55 am
Hi jill. ash,
Did you remove Platrium via Add/Remove Programs also?